Lee v. City of Mount Vernon

In an action to recover damages for malicious prosecution, (1) defendants City of Mount Vernon and Jerry Barbagallo appeal (a) from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered January 18, 1978, which is in favor of the plaintiff in the principal sum of $155,000, representing compensatory damages, upon a jury verdict, (b) as limited by their brief, from so much of an amended order of the same court, dated January 24, 1978, as denied their motion to set aside the verdict, and (2) the plaintiff cross-appeals from so much of the judgment as failed to award him punitive damages…